Líma

Old Norse Dictionary - líma

Meaning of Old Norse word "líma"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word líma can mean:líma

líma
að, to lime with mortar; til steinsmíðar, at sníða, líma, ok niðr setja, Fms. xi. 428.
líma
2. to glue; líma skegg við, höku sér, Fb. i. 130; hann lét líma ok búa öll blöðin niðr í kjölinn, Ísl. ii. 460, Flóv. 33 (of a shield): gramm., Skálda 170 (of two letters joined together, such as æ),
líma
II. reflex. to cleave to, Stj. 292.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

gramm.
grammar.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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